Donna Carol Santo

Donna Carol Santo

also known as SANTO MEHAS A Professional Law Corporation

4.6
Rating: 6.7

Licensed for 45 years

Family Lawyer at Ventura, CA
Practice Areas: Family, Elder Law

840 County Square Drive, Suite 247, Ventura, CA

About Donna

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Family 95%

I am a Certified Family Law Specialist, the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. We focus on serving family in all aspects of family law and helping them preserve their family's wealth.

48 years

95%
Elder Law 5%

We deal in all areas of Elder Law.

19 years

5%

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 45 years

State: California

Acquired: 1980

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SANTO MEHAS A Professional Law Corporation

840 County Square Drive, Suite 247, Ventura, CA, 93003

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Donna Carol Santo's Reviews

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4.6 /5.0

22 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 7 reviews | General Knowledge

Posted by JG | October 13, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Family

Knowledgeable and cares about clients

Donna Santo of Santo Mehas is a great family law attorney. I went into the process of divorce and child custody with absolutely no knowledge of what to do. When I consulted with Donna over the phone (due to COVID restrictions), I immediately felt at ease with her. She was caring and very knowledgeabl...e about solutions for my case and helped me to not feel helpless in a tough situation. As we have worked more together, my faith and trust in her as my lawyer has grown more due to her actions and wisdom in how to proceed with my case so that there is a positive outcome for everyone involved. She is truly knowledgeable and thoughtful and very much cares about her client’s futures and the major changes in their lives.

Donna Santo

Replied last October 14, 2021

Thank you so much for your very kind words. You have been a great client to work with who really understands what she needs to do to take care of her family. We wish you and your family the very best in all you do.

Posted by AC | July 21, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Family

Donna Santo Family Law

Donna Santo represented me in family court. I am grateful for her assistance in obtaining the best possible outcome. If you ever wished you had a friend or relative that was a practicing family attorney, then look no further than Donna Santo. Donna is a kind, caring and knowledgeable attorney.

Donna Santo

Replied last July 21, 2021

Thank you so much, AC for your very kind review. It was truly a pleasure representing you and we wish you and your family only the very best in everything you do!

Posted by Larry | July 12, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Review for Donna Santo

I worked with Donna Santo and Michael Mehas during a divorce process. They both work closely. I worked with Donna through the depths of what were needed and what feels like a vast of amount of details to dot the i’s and cross the t’s so that we are all covered ethically and legally. Donna walked me t...hrough the details, patiently answered my questions, made suggestions for where we had flexibility, negotiated with the opposing counsel expertly and professionally. At the end we completed the process and felt good about it. Thank you Donna and Michael for a job well done.

Donna Santo

Replied last July 12, 2021

Thank you, Larry, very much for your kind words. It was a true pleasure working with a client like you. You were very hands on and were terrific in the way you participated in solving all of the issues in your case. We wish good luck in everything you do!

Posted by anonymous | September 21, 2020

Retuned call

After calling 10...15 attorneys with voice mail or screening devices, Donna and her partner called me back and explained the costly pitfalls of my situation. I was very surprised by the effort.

Donna Santo

Replied last September 21, 2020

Thank you so much for calling us. I'm sorry we weren't able to help you further because of your unique circumstances, but we so very much appreciate the opportunity to help you. Great luck in all you do!

Posted by anonymous | October 17, 2018 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Do NOT use her

This woman is very good at presenting herself as a caring professional until you engage with her on the case. Once she has you secured she essentially ignores the case, doesn't do her homework, has spotty knowledge of the case, doesn't know details, seems like she is just winging it in court. Very po...or communication, I was unable to get a hold of her throughout the proceedings, she avoided talking with me. Costly loss on my end. She seems like she is just burned out. AVOID.

Donna Santo

Replied last October 17, 2018

I'm truly sorry that you were not happy with the services you received from our firm. I cannot respond with specifics to your very general claims as you left your review anonymously, which makes me suspicious that yours was not a legitimate review to begin with. Furthermore, I am bound by the Attorney-Client Privilege which would preclude me from discussing the details of your case in this public forum if you really had hired me. But your claims are very general in nature and you say nothing specific as to what I did wrong to you in representing you in a family law matter, thus it's difficult to take your review seriously. It appears to be "fake news". In August President Trump wrote on Twitter: "When you see 'anonymous source,' stop reading the story, it is fiction!" Should this rule be applied to you Mr. or Mrs. "anonymous"? Should we stop reading your story because it is fiction? We believe so. I don't think we ever actually represented you, and that's why you left your review under "anonymous". Our very experienced and highly qualified staff is instructed on setting up office appointments or phone conferences with our clients to deal with any type of problems that might arise relating to their family law matter. If you truly were our client we would have discussed this with you during our initial consultation and you would have understood this. We communicate directly with our clients to move their cases forward. There's no other way. We can't deal with a client's case without strong communication with our client. We make ourselves available to deal with our clients' family law issues, period. That's why you would hire us. We at the Family Law and Wealth Preservation Mediation Center work hard to succeed on behalf of our clients in all aspects of representation and I am certain we would have done the same in your case, if you really had hired us. If you had an issue with how your case was handled, you would have known to contact me directly rather than just defame me on social media. What you did really makes no sense but we wish you the best in all you do.

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Experience

Rating:  6.7 (Good)

Education

1980

Whittier College School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

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